Jalen Jones (born 13 November 1998) is a footballer who plays as a defender for Oxford City. Born in England, he is a Guyana international.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jalen Anthony Jones[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 13 November 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Tooting, England | ||
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Oxford City | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Tooting & Mitcham United | |||
| AFC Wimbledon | |||
| –2017 | Crystal Palace | ||
| 2017 | Abbey Rangers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | Merstham | 7 | (0) |
| 2018 | Eastbourne United | ||
| 2018–2019 | Worthing | 31 | (5) |
| 2019–2020 | Merstham | 3 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Skellefteå FF | ||
| 2021–2022 | Carshalton Athletic | 14 | (2) |
| 2022 | Cheshunt | 3 | (0) |
| 2022 | Braintree Town | 5 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Biggleswade Town (dual-reg.) | 3 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | Cray Wanderers | 40 | (4) |
| 2023–2024 | Aveley | 39 | (1) |
| 2024– | Oxford City | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022– | Guyana | 10 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:13, 8 July 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:29, 14 January 2024 (UTC) | |||
Career
editBefore the second half of 2018–19, he signed for English seventh tier side Worthing.[3] In 2020, Jones signed for Skellefteå in the Swedish fourth tier.[4] In 2021, he signed for English seventh tier club Carshalton Athletic.[5] In 2022, he signed for Braintree Town in the English sixth tier.[6]
After spending the 2022–23 season at Cray Wanderers,[7] Jones made the switch to newly-promoted National League South club, Aveley in July 2023.[8]
In July 2024, Jones joined National League North side Oxford City.[9]
Career statistics
edit- As of end of 2023–24 season
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Merstham | 2017–18[10] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Eastbourne United | 2018–19 | Southern Combination League Premier Division | No data currently available | |||||||||
| Worthing | 2018–19[11] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 22 | 5 | — | — | — | 22 | 5 | |||
| 2019–20[12] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 9 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | ||
| Total | 31 | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 35 | 6 | |||
| Merstham | 2019–20[13] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 3 | 0 | — | — | 1[b] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Skellefteå FF | 2020 | Division 2 Norrland | No data currently available | |||||||||
| Carshalton Athletic | 2021–22[14] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 18 | 2 | |
| Cheshunt | 2021–22[15] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Braintree Town | 2021–22[1] | National League South | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Biggleswade Town (dual-reg.) | 2021–22[16] | Southern League Premier Division Central | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | |||
| Cray Wanderers | 2022–23[17] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 40 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | 4[c] | 0 | 46 | 4 | |
| Aveley | 2023–24[1][18] | National League South | 38 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 4[d] | 0 | 46 | 2 | |
| Career total | 144 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 169 | 15 | ||
- ^ a b Appearances in the FA Trophy
- ^ Appearance in the Alan Turvey Trophy
- ^ Appearances in FA Trophy, London Senior Cup and Isthmian League Premier Division play-offs
- ^ Three appearances in FA Trophy, one appearance in National League South play-offs
References
edit- ^ a b c d "J. Jones". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ^ "Golden Jaguars roar to victory in CONCACAF Nations League opener". stabroeknews.com. 5 June 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-06-05. Retrieved 2022-06-05.
- ^ "Former Crystal Palace defender receives high praise from Worthing boss Hinshelwood". sussexexpress.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2022-06-05. Retrieved 2022-06-05.
- ^ "Jalen Jones – Skellefteå FF:s STOOORA nyförvärv". skellefteaff.se. 5 September 2020. Archived from the original on 2021-01-28. Retrieved 2022-06-05.
- ^ "We've Met Before - Cheshunt". carshaltonathletic.co.uk. 28 January 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-06-05. Retrieved 2022-06-05.
- ^ "We welcome a second defender Jalen Jones!". twitter.com. Archived from the original on 2022-02-05. Retrieved 2022-06-05.
- ^ "Cray Wanderers - Appearances - Jalen Jones - 2022-23". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
- ^ "Aveley Football Club on Twitter". Twitter. Aveley F.C. 7 July 2023. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
- ^ "Oxford City sign Jalen Jones". www.oxfordcityfc.co.uk. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ "Merstham – Appearances – Jalen Jones – 2017-2018". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ^ "Worthing – Appearances – Jalen Jones – 2018-2019". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ^ "Worthing – Appearances – Jalen Jones – 2019-2020". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ^ "Merstham – Appearances – Jalen Jones – 2019-2020". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ^ "Carshalton Athletic – Appearances – Jalen Jones – 2021-2022". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ^ "Cheshunt – Appearances – Jalen Jones – 2021-2022". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ^ "Jalen Jones Profile". Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ^ "Cray Wanderers – Appearances – Jalen Jones". Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ^ For FA Cup Second Qualifying Round: Lakey, Chris (16 September 2023). "King's Lynn Town 0 Aveley 0 in FA Cup". Eastern Daily Press. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
For FA Cup Second Qualifying Round Replay: Lakey, Chris (18 September 2023). "King's Lynn Town boss under pressure after FA Cup exit". Eastern Daily Press. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
For FA Cup Third Qualifying Round: "Emirates FA Cup Third Qualifying Round – Aveley 2 - 2 Hornchurch". Football Web Pages. 30 September 2023. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
For FA Cup Third Qualifying Round Replay: "Emirates FA Cup Third Qualifying Round Replay – Hornchurch 1 - 2 Aveley". Football Web Pages. 3 October 2023. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
External links
edit- Jalen Jones at Soccerway
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